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How do I import a web server certificate from IIS? (RC and 1.0.0 releases)

1) Export the certificate by running MMC from a command line. Click the File menu, then Add Remove Snap-in

2) Click the Add Button, choose Certificates then click Add->Computer Account->Next->Local Computer->Finished->Close->OK

3) From the tree pane navigate to Personal->Certificates and locate the certificate you wish to export

4) Right click on the certificate and then from All Tasks choose export

5) Follow the prompts: Click Next->select Yes,Export the private key, click Next

6) Make sure 'Personal Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (.PFX)' is selected, also select 'Include all certificates in the certification path if possible' and 'Enable strong protection (requires IE 5.0, NT 4.0 SP$ or above)'

7) Click Next and Enter and confirm a password, click Next. Select a path and filename, click Next, Finished then OK

8) You should now have the certificate with private and public keys. Copy the file from step 6 onto the SSL Explorer server and note the path and filename,

9) Stop the SSL-Explorer service and run the Install Wizard

10) Select Import Existing Certificate and click Next

11) Change the Type from JKS to PKCS12

12) Type in the passphrase you set when exporting the PFX file

13) Leave the alias blank (SSL-Explorer will find the alias automatically when it imports)

14) Click Browse and Open your certificate you exported and click Next

15) Complete the rest of the Install Wizard as normal (if it's an existing install, you should be able to just click Next to everything as it will populate all the fields with your current install settings)

16) Start the SSL-Explorer service and it should allow you to log on. (Note that you may still get warnings about the certificate not being trusted, but this isn't an issue. You can stop those warnings by going to System Configuration->Server and ticking the option called Disable Certificate Warning)

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